Comments on: $35M Is Nothing To Tweeze At

By: Daniel Tunkelang

Daniel Tunkelang — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:16:04 +0000

Well, I do like free as in “it’s a free country”, so I wouldn’t want to legislate against fast food and ad-supported models. I just hope that, even in a libertarian world, there’s a path to an outcome that is Pareto-optimal for everyone but the advertisers.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:21:19 +0000

Hrmph. People love free the same way they love fast food. Cheap and delicious, but ultimately bad for you.

By: Daniel Tunkelang

Daniel Tunkelang — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:01:15 +0000

I’m certainly at a point where I’d consider paying for rather than losing Twitter and LinkedIn. Facebook I barely use even when it’s free!

But yeah, people really love free. So these services probably need to transition to freemium rather than an all-paid model, or they’ll lose their critical mass of users.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:56:15 +0000

Seems like Twitter is at the point now that Facebook was, say, three years ago.

Growth didn’t really help Facebook; it’s not making any money. What does that say for Twitter?

I have a question: How much money would Facebook and/or Twitter make, if they charged everyone $2.50/month for service. That comes out to $30/year.

Are we so addicted to advertising, that something like Facebook or Twitter is not worth $30/year to us? Heck, I’d pay it.